The Use of Emotion in Preaching

By Mark Palmer To preach is to lead. Whether preachers realize it or not, they lead when proclaiming God’s word. The only question is, “To where or to what?” If the proclamation is not carried out with biblical and personal passion, the message will not resonate with listeners. Although the message of the gospel is…

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Rooted, Not Restricted

By Robert Smith Jr The phrase ad fontes – “to the sources” – antedates the Reformation. To Erasmus and the scholars it meant back to classical and Christian antiquity; back to the Renaissance. To the Reformers it meant back to the early church fathers and ultimately to the early church. Back to the five solas…

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